Chapter 20
“A Heart Full of Love and Faith: The Prophet’s Letters to His Family”
Joseph Smith was away from his family a lot during the span of these letters he wrote to his family. Even though he was gone much of the time, he still wrote to his wife and family using very tender and loving language. Some of the ways we can cultivate these tender feelings in our own families are by showing our family members gratitude for their service in the family and expressing our appreciation for them. Also, just telling them that we love them; it never hurts to hear a verbal reminder of how much we are loved. Finally, we can always pray for and comfort each other in times of hardship and trial.
“A Heart Full of Love and Faith: The Prophet’s Letters to His Family”
Joseph Smith was away from his family a lot during the span of these letters he wrote to his family. Even though he was gone much of the time, he still wrote to his wife and family using very tender and loving language. Some of the ways we can cultivate these tender feelings in our own families are by showing our family members gratitude for their service in the family and expressing our appreciation for them. Also, just telling them that we love them; it never hurts to hear a verbal reminder of how much we are loved. Finally, we can always pray for and comfort each other in times of hardship and trial.
Sometimes, life gets hard and we are uncertain of our situation. In one of Joseph’s letters to Emma, he shares some counsel on how to deal with such times, “I cannot learn much for certainty in the situation that I am in, and can only pray for deliverance until it is meted out and take everything as it comes with patience and fortitude.” As Joseph tells us here, sometimes all we can do in uncertain situations and circumstances is pray and then have patience and wait. Finally, Joseph offers us hope, “…be comforted and look forward to the day when the trials and tribulations of this life will be at an end, and we will all enjoy the fruits of our labor if we hold out faithful to the end...”
This lesson was taught by Melissa Gulbrandsen
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